John Rocco

I couldn't resist painting Orpheus and Charon on the River Styx. There was something strangely intriguing about seeing Orpheus playing his lyre as he is being shuttled across the river.

American Artist

P. J. O'Rourke

A Kindle returns us to the inconvenience of the scroll, except with batteries and electronic glitches. It's as handy as bringing Homer along to recite the 'Iliad' while playing a lyre.

American Comedian

Anna Jameson

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.

British Writer

The lyre was played in ancient Greece, suggesting a historical or mythological context when mentioned.

Ancient Music

Lyres were traditionally used to accompany the recitation of poems, indicating a musical poetry reading.

Poetry Companion

A lyre might symbolize artistic traditions, especially relevant in discussions about classical music or history.

Cultural Symbol

As an emblem, the lyre represents Greek or Roman heritage and can signify scholarly or archeological contexts.

Historical Emblem

The lyre on coins shows connectivity with ancient economies or historical currency systems.

Ancient Currency

In modern instruments, a 'lyre' signifies a specific structural component, not the whole instrument.

Instrument Part

When learning about the piano's anatomy, knowing the lyre's function can help in understanding the instrument's full range.

Piano Structure

 Orpheus was overcome with a grief the human world could not contain, and so he decided he would journey to the land of the dead, a place from which no living creature had ever returned, to rescue his beloved. When Orpheus reached the gates of the underworld, he began to strum his lyre.

The tragic myth of...

 lyre has always actually moved away from us and kept a personal distance and right at the moment it's the first time in the last year of being with her that she's actually turned around and come towards us and her it's her body movement and their stance that worries